The Richlands Wildcats had already won two in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 7.5 points), and they went ahead and made it three on Friday. They had just enough and edged Croatan out 31-29. This was a revenge match for Richlands, as the team was forced to settle for a 43-41 defeat when these two played last Tuesday.
Leading Richlands to victory were Jordyn Fisher and Tashi Allen. Fisher scored 12 points along with six rebounds and three steals, while Allen dropped a double-double on 16 points and 15 rebounds. Allen hasn't dropped below 15 points for three straight games.
Several Cougars players turned in solid performances despite ultimately coming up short. Perhaps the best among those players was Neely McMannen, who scored 13 points. Hannah Buchan was another key contributor, scoring six points.
Richlands' win bumped their record up to 14-11. As for Croatan, their loss ended a three-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 13-10.
Richlands does not have any more games scheduled as of now. As for Croatan, they will head out on the road to square off against Fike at 6:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Croatan will have to bring their A-game into this one, as they are staring down a pretty big deficit in the MaxPreps North Carolina Rankings (they are ranked 321st, while Fike is ranked 131st).
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